Egg-breaker.



W. 'MEZEI & F. PODMANIGKY.

EGG BREAKER.

APPLICATION IIIIIBD DEO.18, 1913.

1,102,780. Patented July '7, 19m

WILLIAM MEZ El FRANK PDDMANIDKY.

WITNESSES INVENTORS- .ATTDR KEY.

' plement embodyingour invention.

WILLIAM MEZEI AND FRANK PODMANICKY, OF EAST PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

EGG-BREAKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1914-.

Application filed DecemberIS, 1913. Serial No.807,473.

PODMANICKY, acitizenof the United States,

both residing at East Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of PennsylvVania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Breakers, of which" the following is a specification. The present invention relates to improvements in egg breakers, and is designed particularly for the purpose of providing a kitchen utensil or implement that is inex-f pensivein cost of production,simple in operation, durable, and eflicient in performing the functions for which it is intended. i Theprimary object of the invention is the: provision-of a device by means of which the! shells of eggs may be broken preparatory to; the use of the egg for culinary purposes; By means of our invention it is possible toi determine the condition of the egg after; breakingthe shell, but before the egg is deposited in the frying pan or othercooking} utensil, in order to avoid-the unintentionah use of a bad egg.

Our invention further provides means by which the meat of the egg may be extracted from the shell without separation of parts of the egg, and means by which the ban dling of the egg meat may be facilitated; while at the same time thebroken or sepa-. rated shell may be disposed ofby proper manipulation of the device. i

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts wherein the eggshell is clamped and broken by which the meat of the egg is withdrawn from the shell to a receptacle, and from the receptacle may be deposited in a utensil as desired.

In the accompanying drawings'we have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of our invention constructed according to the best mode we have so far devised for the practical application of theprinciples of our invention.

Figure 1 is a front end view of tlIie imig. 2 is a side elevation'of the implement of Fig. 1, part-s in normal position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the device, partly broken away, showing the parts in the first operative position in which an egg is clamped or held and ready to have its shell broken or pulled apart. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view showing'the parts in the position assumed after the egg shell has been torn apart and the meat of the egg allowed to .drop into the cup or receptacle for the egg. Fig. 5 is atop plan view of Fig. 2. g

In the preferred embodiment of our invention the device is constructed of suitable metal andis fashioned with a cup or receptacle 1 of hemi-spherical shape which is attached by a bracket arm 2 to a tapered or conical tube 3, so that these three elements are rigid with each other. A pair of hand pieces 4 and 5 arepivoted respectively at 6 and? to the tapered tube 3 by means of pins which pass transversely through the.

upper and lower parts of the tube and through suitable ears formed for the purpose at the ends ofthe hand pieces or handles 4 and 5.

The handles 4 and 5 form the actuating means by which the egg shell is clamped, held, and broken. The egg to be operated upon is held in an openable basket comprising the duplicate curved arms 8, 9, 10 and 8, 9' 10 located just over the cup 1 and it will be noted that the arnfs 8 and 8 are used in pairs with curved plates .11 and 12 connecting the pairs. These curved plates are each formed with a suitable number of sharp prongs 13, three being illustrated on each plate which are adapted to pierce an egg shell, and when properly actuated perform the function of tearing the egg shell apart. The arms of the basket are all attached, in series, to a pair of links 14, 15, and .these links are pivoted respectively at points 16 and 17 to the ends 18 and 19 of a yoke 20, and the yoke is in turn rigidly fixed to the tapering tube 3 and the rear bar 21 of the yoke is perforated and extends across the rear open end of the tube.

The egg and its shell are held in the basket by means of a cushioned head 22 carried on the end of a push bar 23 which extends from'the cup 1 over which the head 22 is located, through vthe tube 3, horizontally to the rear between the two handles 4 and 5, and the end of the bar is pivoted at 24 to a pair of independent lever arms 25 and 26 which are pivoted respectively at 27 and 28 pressing the handles or squeezing them tor gether' in a hand grasp, the push bar and its cushioned-head 22 are pro ected' from the normalposition of Fig. to the position shown in Fig. 3, where it is assumed an eg' is held by its shell between the head 22 an the prongs 13. While held in the condition or position indicated in Fig. 3, a continuation of the squeezing movement of the ban dles 4 and 5 accomplishes the function of breaking or tearing the shell apart by means of the prongs 13. To this end,-a pair of rods 29 and 30are ivoted to the free ends of the respective lin s 14: and 15 and move- 'shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 3 that the rods 29 30 pass through the tube 3 and are attached to a plate 32 which ment of these rods outwardly causes the links to swing on their pivots or hinges 30',

31, carrying with them the opposing sec-f tions of the openable basket to position It will be seen clearly in is perforated and slidable on the push bar 23. Between the slide plate 32 and a fixed plate 33 on the bar 23, a coiled spring 34 is held, and between the slide plate at its other egg shell. This movement is illustrated as accomplished in Fig. 3. Up to this time the weak spring 34 only has been compressed be-' cause the stronger spring has prevented movement of the slide plate 32. A continned movement of the handles however compresses the stronger spring 38, moves the slide 32 and with'it the-rods 29 and 30. The outward movement of these rods swings the links 1 1 and 15 outwardly and the sectional basket is opened. The fact that the prongs 1 are embedded in the shell causes 1 them to rend and tear the shellapart as the basket sections separate and thebroken shell is clamped between the head and the ,is thus held in the basket while the egg itself is ermitted to drop into the cup or receptacl e 1 from which it may be poured as desired. When pressure is withdrawn from the handles the springs return the parts to normal position, and the broken egg shellmay be disposed of as desired.

Having thus fully described our mvention, what we claim is 1. The combination with a separable basket comprising pivoted arms formed with pronged holding members adapted to engage and enter an egg shell, of a clamping 'head and push bar, means for actuating the push bar to clamp the egg andadditional means co-acting therewith for subsequently separating the pivoted arms for tearing apart the egg shell.

2. The combination with a receptacle of a separable basket comprising pivoted arms formed with pronged holding members, a clamping head and push bar, means for actuating the push bar to clamp an egg between said members and head and additional means co-acting therewith for subsequently separating the pivoted arms to cause the pronged members to rend the egg shell. p

The combination with a separable basket adapted to break an egg, of a clamping- ,head and push bar, a pair of pivotedhandles to actuate said bar, and means operated from said barto subsequently separate the basket.

L'The combination with a receptacle of a separable sectional basket. having pronged members, apush bar and clamping head, a support attached to the receptacleyhandles pivoted to the support, lever arms connecting the handles and 'push bar to move the push bar, and means adapted to receive delayed action from said bar to separate the basket sections." 1

In testimony whereof weaflix our signatures in presence oftwo witnesses.

WILLIAM MEZEI.

FRANK- PODMANIOKY.

\ WVitnesses v E. C. ALFORD,

- W. A. HIRTLE.

Copies. of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. 

